Doctor of Divinity Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === British Isles === In the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]], the degree is a [[higher doctorate]] conferred by universities upon a religious scholar of standing and distinction, usually for accomplishments beyond the Ph.D. level. At the University of Oxford, doctors of divinity are ranked first in "academic precedence and standing".<ref name="University of Oxford"/> At the University of Cambridge, they rank ahead of all other doctors in the "order of seniority of graduates".<ref name="Order of Seniority of Graduates"/> Typically, an academic candidate will submit a collection of work which has been previously published in a peer-reviewed context and pay an examination fee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facultyoffice.org.uk/lambeth-degrees/recently-awarded-degrees/|title=recently awarded degrees - Faculty Office|first=Supported by Eastern Studio |last=www.eastdesign.net}}</ref> The university then assembles a committee of academics both internal and external who review the work submitted and decide on whether the candidate deserves the doctorate based on the submission. Most universities restrict candidacy to graduates or academic staff of several years' standing. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page